Re: Unable to load an ActiveX control

From: David Cross [MS] (dcross_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 05:34:26 -0800

activeX requires admin or power user privelege to install 

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"Arthur" <arthuryousif@centurytel.net> wrote in message
news:OsWEaGY2DHA.1720@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> We have an application that runs in Terminal Services.  The users log in
and
> load the app and use it.  They view their reports via an ActiveX control
> viewer that we've customized.
>
> Their windows profile doesn't seem to allow them access to load the
control
> so they get the usuall "unsupported function..." message when the
> application tries to load it under their user profile.  If we make the
users
> all administrators, then it works fine.
>
> Any words of wisdom from the security experts out there?  Any settings or
> policies we should be looking at?  I'm not the security guy but one of the
> developers.  Our security folks can't seem to figure this one out and your
> help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks very much.
>
> We're running Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition with the latest service
> pack/fixes.
>
> Arthur
>
>

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